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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Photo of the NADS simulator. Contributed.

National Advanced Driving Simulator awarded $1.45 million to further research on automated vehicles

Kimberly Boss October 25, 2020

As automated driving technology becomes more prevalent, experts with the National Advanced Driving Simulator at the University of Iowa are studying how long it takes human drivers to take over control...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

University of Iowa researchers discover electromagnetic fields treat diabetes in mice

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter October 22, 2020

University of Iowa researchers are using electromagnetic fields to manage blood sugar in animal models with diabetes, hoping their research will lead to non-invasive treatments for humans with diabetes. Lead...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

University of Iowa researchers discover that COVID-19 is deadlier in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter October 8, 2020

New research from the University of Iowa reveals that people with Parkinson’s disease have a higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than the general population. The research team, led by UI neurology...

Emily Manders holds up a University of Iowa Environmental Coalition sign in the University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and the Environment at Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA on Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020. Manders, co-president of the UI Environmental Coalition, believes the Climate Change Clock ignores lower income communities and people of color who have already seen or felt the impact of climate change.

UI environmental groups react to Climate Change Clock

Sabine Martin, News Reporter October 8, 2020

University of Iowa and state environmental groups say that 2020 and beyond must be a decade of action before Iowa’s climate-change clock runs out. A public art piece in Manhattan, New York, echoes...

Photo illustration by Raquele Decker

Earbud usage could cause issues for students

Claire Benson, News Reporter October 5, 2020

Now that more than 70 percent of University of Iowa courses have switched to a hybrid or virtual format, many students are experiencing pain and various medical conditions related to the constant need...

Entrance to the University of Iowa's Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences at 103 South Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA on Friday, Oct. 2nd, 2020. A one million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation was rewarded to a University of Iowa collaboration between engineering and medical students and faculty to work on advancing medical AI.

UI group wins $1 million to work on medical artificial intelligence

Morgan Ungs, News Reporter October 5, 2020

As Computers and Artificial Intelligence (AI) play a key role in improving medical fields, experts in medical and engineering research at the University of Iowa are merging disciplines to work towards...

University of Iowa Assistant Professor in Neurology, Nandakumar Narayanan, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Soura Dasgupta and
Graduate Student, Fahim Anjum pose for a socially distanced portrait in front of the Seamans Center  in Iowa City on Wednesday, September 9th, 2020. A team of researchers in the COE have developed an algorithm that can detect Parkinson's Disease using data from EEG tests. The approach they are using is faster and more accurate than previous approaches.

University of Iowa researchers develop algorithm to detect Parkinson’s Disease

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter September 9, 2020

University of Iowa researchers have developed an algorithm to detect Parkinson’s disease earlier in patients using electroencephalography (EEG) data, which could provide better opportunities for...

Joe Meidlinger instructs Tom Beaver of Iowa City on the use of a "mini sim" driving simulator during an open house at the National Advanced Driving Simulator in Coralville on Wednesday Oct. 10, 2018. Meidlinger is the program supervisor for the mini sim program. Beaver's son, Greg, a UI senior and mechanical engineering student, works in the mini sim program.

University of Iowa researchers study effects of cannabis on driving

Morgan Ungs, News Reporter September 2, 2020

The National Advanced Driving Simulator at the University of Iowa is conducting a paid study to test cannabis users to determine levels of impairment of those who use cannabis. The data from this...

The Seamans Center is seen on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. The engineering department recently was approved for a grant that allows the department to study the effects of off-campus learning on students.

University of Iowa professor to send metal alloys research to the International Space Station

Morgan Ungs, News Reporter September 2, 2020

A professor in the University of Iowa College of Engineering is working closely with NASA to study metals that will be sent to the International Space Station. UI Foundation Distinguished Professor...

The Seamans Center is seen on Tuesday, August 25th, 2020. The engineering department recently was approved for a grant that allows the department to study the effects of off-campus learning on students.

EMPOWER researchers look into effect of COVID-19 mitigations on student well-being

Natalie Dunlap, News Reporter August 26, 2020

Professors and researchers from institutions across the country are working to understand how changing circumstances in student’s lives are affecting their well-being during the current pandemic. University...

"Santos is a customizable, physics-based, biomechanically accurate virtual human that can measure how humans would respond while completing various tasks in different environments."(Contributed/University of Iowa Institute of Technology)

UI virtual-avatar program allows for equipment, activity testing for U.S. soldiers

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter July 28, 2020

Researchers at the University of Iowa Technology Institute aim to make a real-world impact with virtual reality, working closely with the U.S. military and various corporations to test products using...

From left to right, Nicole Del Castillo, director of the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the Carver College of Medicine, and UI postdoctoral research scholars, Andrea Marshall and Antentor Hinton, pose for portraits. Contributed.

Black researchers at the University of Iowa named to inspiring-scientists list

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter July 19, 2020

Amid calls for change sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement, researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine said it is important to recognize efforts and achievements of BIPOC...